Question New JP6 a couple of "issues"/questions

[itsjustmedavid]

I have received a brand new JP6 in stealth black. I have two questions about it as theres a couple of things that my other JP6 has going on and this doesn't. The "whammy bar" on the stealth black one seems to be very loose, I cannot position it to stay in place it kind of just falls and on the other JP I have it seems to allow me to position it where I want and it stays there. The 2nd question is the tuning peg for the "d" string seems to be very stiff to turn unlike the others. Does anyone have any input/suggestions about this?

Thanks,

David

 

[tbonesullivan]

On most tuners, the screw that goes through the button also used to change the "stiffness" of the tuner, as it causes the button to squeeze the washer between the button and the body of the tuner.

As for the vibrato arm, there is an adjustment for that. See this thread: http://forums.ernieball.com/music-m...an-john-petrucci-tremolo-arm-feels-loose.html

 

[decreebass]

yep. just gotta take the second tiniest allen wrench on God's green Earth (2.5mm I believe) and dive the trem and tighten the allen screw in the bridge that you can see when you dive it. Too easy! good luck!

 

[itsjustmedavid]

Thanks guys, I will check this out once I am home from work.

 

[Kenji20022]

Yeah both things are very easily fixable! Let us know how it goes!

 

[decreebass]

If for some reason it doesn't work (or you can't find the right allen wrench), the guitar is probably trash. Best just send it to me; I'll dispose of it. 95-212 Wailawa St...

 

[itsjustmedavid]

Thanks guys, fixed it. However I do notice that the trem bar if its "forward" towards the pickup selector switch or volume knobs it is "stiffer"/harder/more reisitance to move around (not dive move) but moving it up or down towards myself or the floor than if it is facing backwards towards the bottom of the guitar.